Women spies sometimes fooled people simply by picking clothes to match their cover story - for example, an apron for a farmers' assistant - or appearing calm when stopped. Indeed, more drastic and ...

A 27-year-old nurse who died at sea while trying to save wounded men during World War Two is being commemorated in a new ...

II, and were the only ones allowed to take on a combatant role by the British Army. However, many of them have been forgotten ...

The biographer and journalist chooses her favourite works about women in war. Her latest book is "The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival", which is published this week. Caroline ...

The IBCC said each woman was chosen for representing courage and leadership during World War Two. "These women were chosen thanks to their bravery and resilience during the wartime efforts ...